Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 04-07-2011
El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles speaks at a press conference Thursday at Alderete Middle school in Canutillo announcing an anti-bullying initiative in El Paso schools.
CANUTILLO — An anti-bullying campaign was launched Thursday in hopes of educating the public and preventing bullying in schools and neighborhoods.
The Anti-Bullying Coalition, led by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, has the goal of raising awareness on how bullying can lead to serious physical and psychological harm, said coalition chairman Cmdr. Jesus Campa.
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Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 21-06-2011
A third of Loudon County schools will have new administrators next academic year.
Students will return in the fall to new principals at Eaton Elementary, the Greenback School and North Middle.
“I certainly understand that change is hard,” Jason Vance, director of schools, said Tuesday.
He added that he’d put a lot of time and effort into the decisions.
“I want to make sure we have an appropriate team in place to help children move forward in all aspects of the school curriculum,” Vance said. “I want nothing but the best success for each child at all of our schools.”
Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 07-05-2011
State education officials, starting in the 2011-12 academic year, will co-manage five of Tennessee’s lowest-performing schools to try to turn them around.
The schools – Frayser High, Hamilton High, Northside High and Raleigh Egypt Middle schools in Memphis and Howard School Of Academics Technology in Hamilton County – are part of the state’s new Achievement School District. They’ll be run as their own school system. This is the least stringent way for the state to take over schools.
“The home school district still maintains significant control and oversight,” Kevin Huffman, Tennessee Education Commissioner, said Monday. “Our goal is not to run or manage schools for the sake of running or managing schools.
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Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 04-08-2010
Reading and math scores fell sharply at two of the three high-performing D.C. charter middle schools operated by the Knowledge Is Power Program, the national network regarded as a model for serving children from low-income backgrounds, according to data released Friday.
The scores are part of a mixed picture that emerged in the release of school-by-school results from the 2010 D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System, given annually to all D.C. students in grades 3 through 8 and to high school sophomores to meet the proficiency requirements of the No Child Left Behind law.
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